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The Bible Is Black History Part 3
To this day, our people back in Africa, still have the oral history of how we migrated from Israel to West Africa. They still practice the religion of their/our ancestors, the ancient Hebrews.
Nigeria :The Igbo Jews
In Nigeria, the tribe called the Igbo say that they are Jews and practice the same customs of the Jews of the Bible.
Here is a quote from a CNN article(below) about them.
“ King Eri, like many, claims that the Igbo are the Jews of West Africa. They believe they are descendants of at least one of Israel’s lost tribes. In the eighth century B.C. the Assyrians invaded Israel’s northern kingdom forcing 10 tribes into exile. Historians say it is not unlikely that these tribes migrated westward to Africa.”
Senegal : The Bani Israel
The article below documents a Hebrew tribe in Senegal.
“They trace their lineage to two clans — Sylla and Drame — they say are descended from Egyptian Jews.”
“We are all practicing Muslims and we don’t want to become Jewish,” Fadiga says. “In fact, we don’t like to talk too much about our Jewish background, but we don’t hide it either. We know our people came from Egypt to…